Transfer of Cuban sovereignty marks U S flag rise in Havana
The noon transfer from Spain to the United States is marked by the raising of the U S flag over the Havana palace. Generals Brooke Lee and Chaffee attend the ceremony as Spanish troops march away and Cuban sentiment shows mixed reactions amid cheers for the new rule.
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Havana
Cuba
Spain
United States
Tenth Infantry
Plaze de Armas
Vanvuet
Castellanos
Lew
Lee
Brooke
General Lee
General Chaffee
Castel Janos
Cabanas Fortress
Butler
Atripes
General Castellanos
Hart
Wade
Chaffee
Cabanas
Prado
Central Park
Cerro
Quemados
Achia del Norte
Washington Reception Highlights McKinley Era Start
The president and Mrs. McKinley greeted a large crowd at the White House reception marking the new year. Cabinet members, military officers, foreign diplomats, and notable circles from Congress and judiciary attended. Generals Miles Shafter Lawton and Adjutant General Corbin joined the president after greeting guests. The event started the year on a festive, midwinter note.
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Washingington
Washington
McKinley
White House
Army
Navy
Miles
Shafter
Lawton
Corbin
Eisteddfod Ends in Milwaukee With Chicago Next
The Western Eisteddfod closed at the Pabst theater with Milwaukee Racine and Oshkosh choirs competing. The Opheus choral union of Milwaukee won 500 dollars. Racine’s Louis Evans led the second place chorus. The next festival will be in Chicago on Jan 1 1900 and a Welsh chair may be established at Marietta college. In Washington the grip has sidelined three senators and disrupted senate committee work.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Pabst Theater
Oshkosh
Racine
Firet
Opheus Choral Union of
J. H. Williams
Louis Evans
Marietta College
Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Sewell
Cockrell
Thore
Allison
Sheriff and Deputy Die in Ore Gun Incident
In Sxasioz Oregon on December 31 Sheriff J. W. Williams and Deputy Lamers were shot and killed by Charles Willard who also wounded Deputy Miller. Willard was killed by State Senator C. W. Fulton after a confrontation as officers searched Willard’s house for stolen goods tied to a cottage arson and robbery.
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Sxasioz
Ore
Charles Willard
J. W. Williams
Lamers
Miller
C. W. Fulton
Willard
Senator Fulton
Old Cannon as Souvenirs
Hundreds of mediaeval bronze cannon atop walls at Cabanas and Morro or stacked at their bases will be sent to the United States as relics of the war with Spain. Spain attempted to sell them, but U.S. authorities intervened to block the sale.
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Havana
Cabanas
Morro
United States
Spain
Celebration in Santiago Marks Last Day of Event
Fragmentary report from Santiago on January 2 notes a closing celebration and the final day of a parade event. Details are unclear due to damaged text but emphasis is on communal festivities in the city.
Cowboy Fiesta At Agua Caliente New Year Celebration
New Year events at Agua Caliente feature a Mexican cowboy tournament with calf and bull roping, long hunting for cattle, and a plaza feast. An evening ballroom hosts Mexican musicians, with about 20 girls and 100 men in festive attire.
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Agua Caliente
Indiana
Ewen
Chief Engineer Recalls Nearly Fatal Nervous Prostration at Sea
A former chief engineer for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co recounts fifteen years at sea aboard steamers including the City of the Straits. He describes the dangers, nerves, and a rapid decline to locomotor ataxia before doctors gave up, his wife’s care, and desperate remedies.
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The
Evening News
Detroit
Mich
James Crocket
Montcalm Street
Scotland
Big Lakes
Duluth
Atlantic Ocean
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co
BR. N. Rice
Rubie
Cleveland
Council of Doctors
Hiad
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Eruption Cure
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a remedy for skin eruptions including ulcers boils felons corns warts and burns. It claims to drive out pains and aches and offers a 25 cent price with a money back guarantee, sold by Central Pharmacy.
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Central Pharmacy
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